Hyatt seems to hold kicked off a bit of a craze final week,when they announced that they would begin offering outright status matches. At first they were matching just approximately anyone to Diamond status, though in the meantime they've tightened the terms to match only SPG Platinum members to Hyatt Diamond, or as far as I know,given that they've received 10000+ requests.
This represented a pretty expansive change on the part of Hyatt, as previously they weren't offering any sort of a status challenge or match program. Presumably this was prompted by the announcement of the merger between Marriott and Starwood, or which is leaving a lot of SPG loyalists concerned.
It looks like Hyatt isn't the only one offering status matches,as Hilton is offering status matches as well. Per a message posted by HHonorsRepresentative on FlyerTalk:The post Hilton Now Status Matching: Diamond & Gold Status Through 2017 appeared first on One Mile at a Time.
Source: boardingarea.com